Post-Worship Songs

A rapper and singer who helped bring hip hop culture to churches across America with his band DC Talk in the 1990s, Toby Mac has sold over 10 million albums to date since going solo in 2000. And proving that there’s light and shade in evangelical circles, he’s not afraid to speak out against some popular evangelical teachings like the prosperity gospel. He’s part of the new wave of Christian music, moving beyond worship anthems and gaining mainstream success, with his new album Eye On It debuting at No. 1 on Billboard's Top 200 chart, only the third album by a Christian artist to do so.

Toby Mac’s not alone of course, just one the most visible of the post Praise & Worship musicians. We'll hear another of the new wave of Christian hip hop stars, Lecrae, along with the front man for My Morning Jacket, Jim James, whose new solo album is called Regions of Light and Sound of God. What they have in common is that fact that they don’t feel the need to shout Jesus name every few bars in order to boost sales. Something that’s mockingly referred to as Jesus Per Minutes (JPMs) by some in the Christian music industry. Rounding out the list of emerging talent this week is former Australian Idol contestant Matt Corby, who has sung at Hillsong United conventions, but whose latest music breaks the stereotype of evangelical rock. And for lovers of old-school sounds, drawing on the tradition of the New Orleans jazz funeral, there's the new album of gospel jazz from the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.

Juliana Ngiam :

Just wondering how I can listen to your program on my iPad and iPhone? I usually download the mpegs for all the other RN programs (yes, I am an RN tragic :-), but I can't seem to download most of your episodes :-(

Heartfelt thanks for a world-class program!

Juliana :-)))

Moderator: Glad you enjoyed the program Juliana.I can't always offer audio downloads (for mobile platforms) because of copyright restrictions, but every few weeks I do manage to get the rights to offer one. You will find the links at the top of each week's story page. And there is a download for Tibetan Nomadic Soul.